 After the mass in the Cathedral, at noon the delegates gathered at the Sfatul Țării Palace, where a Moldavian tricolor flag flew.Before the session, in the chapel of the palace, a "te Deum" was held by the vicar of the Eparchy of Bessarabia and Bishop of Cetatea Albă, Gavriil, also a Russian, and again to everyone's surprise, it was held in Romanian, ending with a congratulation to Bessarabia for the autonomy a blessing to Sfatul Țării.The delegates moved to the session hall, where a few soldiers presented the flag of the 1st Moldavian Regiment.